The House minority leader defended the government programs with Rep. Ben Ray Luján.

August 30, 2011, 2:30 pm

By Joey Peters

House minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) came to Santa Fe yesterday to defend Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, which could be up for cuts this fall. Click here for highlights of the speech.

Pelosi was joined by Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-Santa Fe) and Mayor
David Coss at the Mary Esther Gonzales Senior Center. If you're feeling
up for it, you can view the whole speech here. Photo courtesy of Politico.